Education Evaluation & Action

Our Approach and Philosophy

EEVALA is an independent evaluation firm with success working with educators from across the United States. We provide educators authentic,
theory-driven evaluation and consulting services that promote system
change and improvement.

Theory-Driven

We are not the experts of your programs. We are
facilitators, helping you understand your programs more fully. One of the most important services we provide to our clients is to map out their theory of action through logic modeling. Often changes to programs are made through this process, as educators find a disconnect between their own methods and goals.

Responsive

We constantly refocus our own work to align to the evolving informational needs of our clients. As programs are implemented new issues invariably arise. Our consultants ensure that the questions we are asking in our evaluations are the most salient to our clients now. We have a strong history of working collaboratively with school
districts, state education agencies, community organizations,
non-profits, and universities.

Utilization-Focused

We adhere to a Utilization-Focus
in our work. We define our success by how much our partners are able to use
what we learn to inform their decision-making. The methods we bring to our work
are specific to the questions relevant to our partners. We help our partners
select the most appropriate methods for addressing their informational needs.

Rigorous

EEVALA has expertise
and experience using a wide range of evaluation and research designs to
address the informational and support needs of educators.These include
experimental, quasi-experimental, and theory-driven approaches. Within any
one evaluation project, multiple qualitative and quantitative methods
are used. By utilizing a mixed-methods approach to evaluation, we are
able to provide our clients with a broad understanding of their programs
and how to make them more effective.